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Claude token spend as a real line item

March 27, 2026David J Phillips, Austen Allred

Creators joke but also normalize token spend as a meaningful cost, with David J Phillips listing Claude tokens alongside comp and hardware, and Austen Allred estimating about 1000 dollars per month in personal AI tool usage.

Claude tokens: $1,000,000
If I look at my personal AI tool usage it’s probably in the $1,000/month range, even with the fancy max plans
That’s without increased/API token spend.
David J Phillips
Austen Allred
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